Speech & Language Therapy Assistant Practitioner

The Alder Hey Community Speech and Language Therapy Service have vacancies in both the Liverpool and Sefton localities for Speech and Language Therapy Assistant practitioners (SLTAs) following the successful internal recruitment to SLT apprenticeships.
As an SLTA, you will support the children's community speech and language therapists with their work to provide on-going speech, language and communication support and interaction with children and families. This includes working alongside SLTs to deliver workshops and groups, working under supervision in nurseries, schools, patients homes and community clinics to provide support to the parents / carers to empower them, and preparing resources.
If you have an interest and passion to improve the life chances of our children and young people by supporting them and their families to develop their speech, language and communication skills, this is an exciting opportunity to join this growing vibrant team.
Please note that this advert may close early if a high volume of applicants apply, + Work with clients with communication difficulties/complex disabilities and health needs across a range of settings, within the Community Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service.
+ Carry out routine interventions as devised by the supervising Speech and Language Therapist.
+ Provide on-going input to identified clients, modifying levels of intervention or treatment programmes when appropriate and notifying the Speech and Language Therapist of these changes.
+ Access the supervision of a Speech and Language Therapist as required.
+ Develop therapy activities to meet defined intervention needs.
+ Provide some clinical administrative support to Speech and Language Therapists as required.
+ Produce resources to support own clinical work and that of the Speech and Language Therapy team., Carry out routine therapy activities following programmes set by the Speech and Language Therapist, working independently with clients with a range of complex disabilities and health needs
Work independently with clients both individually and in small groups, in a range of settings, accessing support from the Speech and Language Therapist as required
We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will contact you using this regarding your application. All candidates will be notified via email whether or not they have been shortlisted.
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.
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Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients' homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site., Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care to over 275,000 children and young people each year. In addition to the hospital site located in the West Derby area of Liverpool, Alder Hey has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients' homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We're also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We're also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
+ Great flexible working opportunities
+ Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
+ Generous annual leave and pension scheme
+ Extensive staff health and well-being programmes